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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of U.S. Army |
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| Reserves Specialist Gregory Goodrich of Bartonville on Friday, |
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| April 9, 2004, when his convoy was ambushed west of Baghdad, |
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| Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Gregory R. Goodrich was born on November 8, 1966, |
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| in Phoenix, Arizona, to Ronald N. and Barbara Havlik Goodrich; |
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| he received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University |
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| of Georgia; and
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| WHEREAS, Specialist Goodrich had lived and worked in |
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| several parts of the world, including one year in the Czech |
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| Republic, where he taught English as a second language; he also |
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| had an article published in the Prague Post; and
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| WHEREAS, Specialist Goodrich served in the 724th |
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| Transportation Company out of Bartonville; his tanker unit was |
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| deployed on February 7, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Specialist Gregory R. Goodrich has |
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| been deeply felt by many, especially his mother and stepfather, |
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| Barbara and R. Dale Jones; his father and stepmother, Ronald N. |
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| and Teresa Goodrich; his sister, Robin (and Patrick) Kilgannon; |
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| and his stepsister, Michelle (and Rick) Idone; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn the passing of U.S. Army Reserves Specialist Gregory R. |
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| Goodrich, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family, |
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| friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Specialist Goodrich |
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| and his willingness to serve our country, which led to him |